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http://flmangos.com/

Shipping boxes of mangos during the season from West Palm Beach, Florida.

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The Palm Beach Chapter Rare Fruit Council will be hosting its first FRUIT ONLY Sale on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

At least ten vendors are expected participate, each setting their own prices and own inventory.

For Mangos I will bring Sunrise, Carrie, Mahachanok, Pickering, Kathy (K-3), Lemon Zest, Angie, Coconut Cream (limited amount), Duncan.
Sapodilla:  Hasya (limited quantity)
Mamey Sapote: Pace

Location:  Mounts Botanical Gardens Auditorium
531 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 
10 AM to 2 PM

Mounts is across the street from Palm Beach International Airport on Military Trail.

Please bring CASH.  Sales like this are a fundraiser for the Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council - the council receives a portion of the proceeds.

https://pbrfc.wildapricot.org/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New Graft Tool And Test Video!
« on: May 30, 2019, 01:19:43 AM »
Interesting video.  How do you sharpen the tool and how many cuts before the blade gets dull?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango Turpentine Rootstock Update
« on: January 14, 2018, 12:51:35 PM »
Many of us know that Turpentine is a common root stock for mangos in Florida.  However, I heard from a very credible source that due to the lack of sufficient Turpentine rootstock, some of the large nurseries are importing Turpentine-like mango seeds from other countries.  Basically, if a mango grafting nursery needs 100,000 seeds for grafting, there are not enough Turpentine mango seeds.  So the nurseries travel to a foreign country, find a mango grower that is growing a Turpentine like mango and buy the entire crop.  Then has the seeds stripped of flesh and lawfully imports the seeds with the proper permits.  The nursery uses these seeds as grafting rootstock.

I use the term "very credible source" because I didn't ask the person's permission to attribute their name to the information.

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Key West, Florida.

Lowest recorded temperature:  41 F

The "keys" are technically islands, but you can drive there from anywhere in the continental United States.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article10888127.html

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help! My Nuts Are Driving Me Nuts!
« on: November 24, 2017, 11:38:02 AM »
Are you de-husking the nuts BEFORE placing them on the drying rack for weeks? 

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Of course I am talking about the "Sunrise Mango."  In my opinion, Sunrise is one of the best of the new Zill varieties.  I found myself typically eating the Sunrise mango, regardless of what mangoes were on my counter (Mahachanok, Coconut Cream, Sweet Tart, whatever).

Ironically, Zills is NOT propagating the Sunrise this year - supposedly Sunrise has production issues.  Nobody told my Sunrise tree; it produced over a hundred pounds of mango.   

I topworked three of my trees to be Sunrise mangos.





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Does the add say "Polyembronic seed" anywhere?  I suggest buying a grafted tree. 

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Sorry for the noob question,

What or who detainment a new varieties? Florida State Horticultural Society or International Cultivation Registration Authority or International Society for Horticultural Science. What physical or chemical characteristics is consider a new varieties?

Why mango are patented? If you're not the creator of the mother/father plant, can you laid claim to the offspring F1?
If patented, does this mean I can't sell my tree, fruit, scion, seeds to another hobbyist? How long does it take for patent to clear?

Does US patented extend outside US borders?

breeding mango is like breeding fish....

Thank you,

Anytime you plant a new seed that is not polyembronic, you have a new variety.  The question is whether that new variety is better than the existing varieties.  Most of these new varieties are from Zills High Performance, a mango wholesaler in Florida.  The Zill Family introduced of a number of varieties over the past decade. 

Mangos are patented to prevent others from duplicating the trees until the patent expires.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 14, 2017, 05:42:37 PM »
Some one just told me that folks in a disaster area don't have to pay there mortgage for 3 Month.

Does any one has more info on this ?

Thanks Ed

Here is an article.   http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/09/14/hurricane-irma-mortgage-assistance-florida/

You need to check with your lender, apply for the program, etc. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Best Hurricane App for your phone?
« on: September 14, 2017, 09:41:17 AM »
Like many of the TF forum members in south Florida, I am interested in tracking hurricanes apps for the phone when the power went off.  I used several weather apps during Hurricane Irma, but wasn't really happy with any of them.   If you had one that you were happy with, please share which app and why. 

After power went out, the phone apps were increasingly important.  The hurricane affected cell phone towers, so data usage became important as well.  Some apps stop loading, perhaps due to high data requirements.  Weak cell signal combined with high data requirements quickly drain a phone's battery.

Apps I used:

Hurricane Tracker
   pros - nice maps of hurricanes, fast loading.   
   cons - threat meter at "zero threat" while a Cat 5 hurricane was approaching, seems to have been abandoned by its developer.

Storm Radar (by Weather Channel)
  Pro - shows local radar information.
  Con - no hurricane prediction maps

Weather from NOAA free
  pros - has information from NOAA, covers vast territory.  The NOAA bulletins were really useful to figure out exactly where the hurricane was after power went out.
  cons - slow loading, stopped working when hurricane came (app is not actually from NOAA, has ads)

1Weather -
  pros - good for regular weather information
  con - no hurricane maps/charts

Marine Weather by Accuweather
  pros -good for boating
  cons - not good for hurricanes

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 14, 2017, 12:21:54 AM »
For those who suffered severe damage; you have my condolences.

In Western Palm Beach County, I feel we missed a bullet with Irma striking the west coast, instead of the east coast.   Windspeeds upto about 80 MPH where I was.  No roof damage, no shingle damage.  I have Miami-Dade rated shutters, which are pretty tough.

A few banana plants fell over.  A longan and lime tree fell over.   I feel fortunate and am thankful for the minimal damage for such a powerful storm.  I was waiting until I had power, before uprighting the trees so that I could water the trees.  Just got power back today. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best tree for shallow soil?
« on: September 13, 2017, 04:11:28 PM »
A significant portion of Miami-Dade county has limerock a few inches below the topsoil.  Numerous types of trees have been planted there with only  a few inches of soil.  Usually they use a pickaxe to dig a hole to plant the tree.

Jaboticaba is a fruit tree that has a matte of roots near the surface.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 10, 2017, 10:15:22 AM »
Skhan, sorry to hear of your losses.





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 09, 2017, 10:10:45 AM »
Salt, sorry to hear about the direct hit.  I pray you have minimal damage.  Many of us are still in Irma's path, so we are remaining optimistic.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Post Hurricane Recovery
« on: September 06, 2017, 10:52:42 PM »
During Hurricane Isaac, my Bangkok Lemon tolerated flooding well.  My Ox Sapodilla, died from flooding. 


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Unless you have clay soil, I think it would be difficult to over-water.  However, hurricane flood waters have killed Avocado, Sapodilla, Papaya, Starfruit in my yard.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Post Hurricane Recovery
« on: September 06, 2017, 08:59:31 PM »
For those who with fruit trees that may be affected by a hurricane...a few thoughts on recovery.

If a branch or main trunk is broken off during a storm, it may be best to prune off the damaged portion, leaving a clean cut.  This may speed the healing process.  The jagged break provides a larger surface for insect infestation and disease entry.  Cuts should not be into the collar of a branch.

If you apply fertilizer, reduce the fertilizer to reflect the new canopy size.  You risk chemically burning the tree with too much fertilizer.

From my experience, trees susceptible to flooding... avocado, starfruit, sapodilla, and papaya.

Trees that can withstand some flooding:  mango and jackfruit.

Best wishes to all!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 06, 2017, 08:51:47 PM »
Remember:  Most injuries during a hurricane occur when people are trying to do exterior repairs during the storm.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Category 4 Hurricane Irma
« on: September 06, 2017, 08:45:56 PM »
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/235728.shtml?cone#contents

From the National Hurricane Center (NOAA), current predictions...



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I had about 20-30 varieties this year.  Sunrise, Peach Cobbler, Coconut Cream, Carrie, Angie, Sweet Tart, and Mahachanok were among my top choices when I had a pile of mangos to choose from. 

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Use 3/4" PVC pipe with 90" fittings to form a frame.  Use a hot glue-gun to glue window screen onto the PVC structure.  Drive short rebar into the ground and slide the PVC over the rebar to prevent wind from knocking it over.

Do not glue the PVC, it is modular, you can change the high later.  The screen filters about 30% of the sun.

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i have red jack for sale(grafted plants)

The Forum rules require you to post the price.

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